Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-12
PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK.
OPINIONS AS TO POLITICAL PRoBA-
BlLlTlES IN 1888.

Present Prospects Point to President
Cleveland's denomination by the DEM
ocrats-BIaine and sherman the Lead
ing washington News.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-During the past
week there has been much gossip and specu-
lation re on the political probabilities of
1888. Opinions Of public men vary some
what but in the main reach the conclusion
that, despite his alleged declarations to the
contrary, President Cleveland will be re-
CURED to again enter the field as the Demo-
cratic nominee. This is predicted by such
prominent politicians as Senator Vest, Rep
resentative Springer and a. score of others
whose lights are quite as brilliant in the po-
litical field. Senator Vest says: IF Cleve-
lands administration continues as it has gore
on for two years and the country has no
financial hurricane to sweep over it, he Will
be nominated and elected no matter who is
the Republican candidate. To-day Cleve-
land can defeat any man in the union. The
people atlarge know that he is honest and
fearless in his duty. He works harder than
any subordinate under him, and lie wants
others to do their work also"
While Mr.. West does not profess to know
much of Republican possibilities he thinks it
is quite evident that Nh. Blaine and Mr..
Sherman are the leading candidates.
Referring to these gentlemen the senator
recently said both are men of unquestion-
able ability, but no two pablo mea can be
more unlike in temperament and deneanor.
Mr.. Blaine is dashing, magnetic, brilliant
leader, whose followers would die for him,
mands respect for his talents, but no enthusi-
asm or personal devotion. / have no doubt
Mr.. Blaine can be nominated ii he wants it,
or can name the nominee if he don't care for
the nomination himself. do not know the
exact relations between Blaine and Sherman,
but it is my impression that Mr.. Blaine would
prefer Allison to Sherman. Allison would
be a strong candidate and would make a good
president, but have no doubt that Cleve-
land could defeat him or any other Republ-
can A great many changes may come in
two years, but this is the outlook now:n A..
Mr.. Springer, speaking of Mr.. Cleveland
as the Democratic party's next candidate for
president, remarked: ''Why, there's no
body opposing his denomination, AMI as the
days roll by the chances of opposition dimin-
ish. If he goes ahead during the next year,
and continues to strengthen himself among
the people as he has been doing in the year
that is past aye, as he has been doing with
out intermission since the day of his inau-
guration, there can be no question about his
denomination. He will be renominated by
reclamation" Mr. Springer is of opinion
that the presidents strongest card at the
convention will be 1.-THE security that he has
given to business interests.
a Democratic senator, who has differed
with the president on political points, but is
nevertheless great admirer Of Mr. Cleve-
land, predicts that the next Democratic ma
tional convention will give the present adj
4m;nssration hearty Endorsement, and that
Mr.. Clevelands denomination will be SO
strongly insisted upon, that his alleged OBJ
lection to a second term will be overcome,
and that in all probability Gen. Villas will
receive the nomination for vice president.
The postmaster general, in his extreme mod
esty, ridicules this statement, but his name
is more frequently mentioned in this section
in connection with the second place on the
Democratic ticket Of 1888 than that of any
other gentleman.
OF those prominent in politics who have
recently visited the capital Judge Holman,
Of Indiana, is probably the most conserva-
tive on the presidential outlook. He sob
jects' to make predictions so far ahead, but
would not be SURPRISED, he says, IF 1888
would be repetition OF 1916 for taa Repub-
Ecan party The conflicts of strong men at
that time we're SO irreconcilable that the
party had to nominate Rutherford B Hayes
/ should not wonder if the contest between
Blaine and Sherman would reach that pitch
where it would be necessary to drop both